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News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.
A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.
A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.
APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.
| A．the factories | B．the clear blue sky | C．the people | D．the cars on the road |
A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.
| A．drinking | B．smoking | C．eating food | D．selling goods |
In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.
| A．at the end of the term | B．outside the classroom |
| C．without giving answers | D．without being watched |
In the town of Bunol, Spain, people throw tomatoes at each other _____.
| A．to have fun | B．to enjoy dinner | C．to take a shower | D．to start a fight |
These years people show all kinds of things on the Internet﹣good food， nice clothes， wonderful vacations and so on． Now showing the number of steps is becoming popular too． Why？
People are finding it important to be in good health． To keep healthy， many people go to work on foot． When they start walking， they open the step counterapp in their phones to record how many steps they walk that day． After a day's walk， some people show the number on WeChat or Weibo． This can make them learn from each other and keep exercising．
"This helps me to exercise much and keep a good habit，"Miss Liu said．"I can also talk about how to keep healthy with my friends on WeChat． We are in the same group to encourage each other to keep exercising．"
Mr． Wu likes to exercise． But in the past he was kind of lazy and didn't want to exercise every day．"After I use the step counter app， everything is different． It's great to exercise with my friends．
Sometimes there are prizes for those who walk more steps．I really like it，"he said．
Walking is a relaxing and useful way to exercise． Both the old and the young like it．
Recording the steps helps people develop a good habit of walking and showing the number can make people more interested in walking． But don't take the number too seriously．
（1）Now， on the Internet is also becoming popular．
| A． |
showing the number of steps |
| B． |
showing wonderful vacations |
| C． |
showing good food and nice clothes |
（2）What does the underlined phrase" step counter"mean？
| A． |
备忘录 |
| B． |
计步器 |
| C． |
计时器 |
（3）What CANNOT we know from the second paragraph？
| A． |
The use of the step counter app． |
| B． |
Why they show the number online． |
| C． |
People who walk more steps get prizes． |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
More people go to work on foot to save money． |
| B． |
Miss Liu and Mr．Wu like to exercise with their friends． |
| C． |
People usually show the number of steps in the morning． |
（5）What does the writer think of showing the number of steps？
| A． |
It can make people relaxed． |
| B． |
It can make people stop driving cars． |
| C． |
It can make people develop a good habit． |
Last week I went to Corsica with my friends on vacation．It was my first visit to the island！
We took the ship from Toulon，France，to the city Ajaccio．Although Toulon and Ajaccio seemed quite close，it took us eight hours．We chatted and played card games to kill time．
When we got there，I got a surprise because of the weather．It was already October！But we just needed to wear T﹣shirts and shorts．We went to the beach to enjoy the sunshine and some of my friends even went swimming in the sea．The Corsican scenery（景色）was so beautiful．We had a picnic，went for a long walk along the coast and took lots of pictures．
Ajaccio is famous for being Napoleon's birthplace，so we also went to visit the Maison Bonaparte．It was the home of the Bonaparte family．In fact，it was a museum when we visited it．
One day we took the local train to another beautiful city named Corte．We visited the citadel（城堡）and the museum where we learnt more about Corsican history and enjoyed the beautiful views of the city．
The food in Corsica was fantastic and we often visited the market to taste something delicious．
We also went to some local restaurants for dinner and ate fresh seafood．At the end of the trip，we were very sad to leave and I hope to return to Corsica again some day．
（1）How did the writer go to Ajaccio？
| A． |
By air． |
| B． |
By ship． |
| C． |
By train． |
（2）How was the weather in Ajaccio？
| A． |
Hot． |
| B． |
Dry． |
| C． |
Cold． |
（3）What did NOT the writer do in Corte？
| A． |
Enjoyed the views． |
| B． |
Visited the museum． |
| C． |
Had a picnic． |
（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The writer had a wonderful time in Corsica． |
| B． |
The writer doesn't like eating the local food． |
| C． |
The writer only visited one museum during the trip． |
（5）What's the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Ways to kill time． |
| B． |
The food in Corsica． |
| C． |
A trip to Corsica． |
Lydia is 14 years old． She lives in a small house with her parents and two brothers， Daniel and Henry． Daniel is 12 years old， and Henry is 9 years old． Daniel and Henry often complain about the small house． They want to live in a big house． Their dream house is very big． In the house， they each have a bedroom，a desk and a computer． In front of the house， there is a big beautiful garden． In the garden， there are some fruit trees． They like eating fruit very much． Behind the garden， there is a swimming pool． They like swimming， too． They can ask their friends to come to their house on weekends． They can play computer games， swim and do their homework together．
They say they will have a lot of fun at that time．
（1）How many people are there in the family？
| A． |
Three． |
| B． |
Five． |
| C． |
Four． |
（2）Why do Daniel and Henry want to have fruit trees in the garden？
| A． |
Because they like eating fruit very much． |
| B． |
Because they can play games under the trees． |
| C． |
Because fruit trees can make the garden beautiful． |
（3）What can Daniel and Henry do in their dream house on weekends？
| A． |
Take a walk after dinner． |
| B． |
Water fruit trees in the garden． |
| C． |
Play and study with their friends． |
（4）From the passage， we can know that ．
| A． |
Lydia doesn't like her brothers |
| B． |
Henry wants to have his own bedroom． |
| C． |
Daniel has a computer， but Henry doesn't |
（5）What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
What Daniel and Henry's dream house is like． |
| B． |
What Daniel and Henry can do in their bedroom． |
| C． |
What Daniel and Henry like to have in the garden． |
Welcome to Wonder Restaurant！We have really good noodles．They are cheap and nice！
There are some great specials．You can also get some other great food here．They are all delicious．
Have a look at our menu and have a try soon．It is on May Street，across from a museum and next to the People's Park．I know you will like it！You can call 929﹣3155 to book（预定）seats．
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Noodles Special A（beef and tomato） 6RMB Special B（ mutton and cabbage） 7RMB Special C（chicken and carrot） 8RMB |
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Dumplings Pork and cabbage dumplings 20RMB/500g Egg and mushroom dumplings 22RMB/500g |
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Ice cream Strawberry ice cream 4ARMB Banana ice cream 3RMB Chocolate ice cream 5RMB |
（1）Where is the restaurant？
| A． |
Next to the People's Park． |
| B． |
Behind a museum． |
| C． |
On Center Street． |
（2）The phone number of the restaurant is ．
| A． |
929﹣3155 |
| B． |
936﹣3157 |
| C． |
928﹣314643． |
（3）The chicken and carrot noodles are ．
| A． |
5RMB |
| B． |
7RMB |
| C． |
8RMB |
（4）You can't get in Wonder Restaurant．
| A． |
Dumplings |
| B． |
Hamburgers |
| C． |
ice cream |
（5）If you have 250g of egg and mushroom dumplings for lunch， you should pay ．
| A． |
14RMB |
| B． |
12RMB |
| C． |
11RMB |
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Stephen Hawking was born in England in 1942．He's one of the most famous scientists on space and time in the world． He is called the King of the Universe．
He studied math and science at Oxford University，then he became seriously ill，which made him unable to speak or breathe without the help of machines．
He went on to study at Cambridge University after graduating from Oxford University．In 1965，he got a Doctor's Degree of philosophy（哲学）．Because of his serious illness，it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write．So he started to think in pictures．With this new way of thinking，he is respected by people in the world．Then in 1988，he wrote his first important book，A Brief History of Time．It was sold more than 5.5 million copies in over 33 different languages．He was once invited to China to give lectures（做演讲）．His self﹣confidence and humorous conversations impressed us deeply．
（1）Was Hawking born in England？ （no more than 3 words）
（2）What did Hawking study at Oxford University？ （no more than 3 words）
（3）When did Hawking get his Doctor's Degree of philosophy？ （no more than 2 words）．
（4）What's the name of Hawking's first important book？ （no more than 5 word）
（5）Where was Hawking once invited to give lectures？ （1 word）